The LYCRA Company Launches LYCRA® FitSense™ Technology

WILMINGTON, Del. — September 5, 2019 — The LYCRA Co., today announced the global launch of new LYCRA® FitSense™ technology. This innovation is a patented water-based dispersion that features the same molecule as LYCRA® fiber, but in liquid form.

Lycra FitSense technology is screen printed onto fabric containing Lycra fiber to deliver targeted lightweight support that can be combined with visual effects like patterns or color blocks. As a result, sewn-in panels or extra seams that may restrict movement and cause discomfort could be eliminated and the consumer’s need for great-fitting, ultra-comfortable garments is satisfied, giving support just where it is needed.

“We first offered Lycra FitSense technology to key customers in Europe and the U.S. and we’re so thrilled with the results that we’re launching it globally,” said Serge Vigouroux, executive vice president, new ventures & marketing at The Lycra Co. “Customer feedback and product reviews have been extremely positive, and we’ve had many new inquiries from customers interested in adopting the technology.”

Lycra FitSense technology can transform activewear and athleisure apparel (leggings and tops) and intimate apparel (bras, sports bras, bralettes, underwear and shapewear) by adding lightweight power, soft shaping and lift, and targeted support without sacrificing comfort.

“This innovation is a game-changer for our apparel business that, until now, focused primarily on fiber technologies,” said Vigouroux. “We are already looking into new formulas, additional application processes, and other apparel end uses to expand this technology further.”

Lycra FitSense technology offers printers, garment makers, brands and retailers a host of benefits. This solution helps streamline garment manufacturing, offers unlimited design possibilities that provide functional benefits, and differentiates garments by providing a premium offering made with a breakthrough innovation.

To learn more about Lycra FitSense technology and the value and benefits it adds to apparel, visit connect.lycra.com. If you will be at Intertextile from September 25-27, visit ZhiNan Zhou from The LYCRA Company at Booth E56 in Hall 4.1.

Posted September 9, 2019

Source: The LYCRA Co.

Hygienically Clean Healthcare Certification for Medico’s South Gate, Calif., Laundry

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — September 6, 2019 — Medico Professional Linen Service, a division of family-owned and managed American Textile Maintenance Co., has earned the Hygienically Clean Healthcare certification for its South Gate, Calif., laundry. This laundry joins additional Medico facilities located in Los Angeles and Long Beach, Calif., that have previously earned the same certification. Hygienically Clean is the quantified, validated standard and measure for hygienically clean textiles in North America since 2011, and achieving this certification reflects Medico’s commitment to best management practices (BMPs) in laundering as verified by on-site inspection and its capability to produce hygienically clean textiles as quantified by ongoing microbial testing based on established hygienically clean healthcare textile methods and standards.

The Hygienically Clean Healthcare certification confirms the organization’s continuing dedication to infection prevention, compliance with recognized industry standards and processing healthcare textiles using BMPs as described in its quality assurance documentation, a focal point for Hygienically Clean inspectors’ evaluation. The independent, third-party inspection must also confirm essential evidence that:

  • Employees are properly trained and protected;
  • Managers understand regulatory requirements;
  • OSHA-compliant; and
  • Physical plant operates effectively.

To achieve certification initially, laundries pass three rounds of outcome-based microbial testing, indicating that their processes are producing Hygienically Clean Healthcare textiles and diminished presence of yeast, mold and harmful bacteria. They also must pass a facility inspection. To maintain their certification, they must pass quarterly RODAC and semi-annual USP 62 testing (RODAC results less than or equal to 20 cfu per square diameter and USP 62 results must show an absence of specified microorganisms) to ensure that as laundry conditions change, such as water quality, textile fabric composition and wash chemistry, laundered product quality is consistently maintained. Re-inspection occurs every two to three years.

This process eliminates subjectivity by focusing on outcomes and results that verify textiles cleaned in these facilities meet appropriate hygienically clean standards and BMPs for hospitals, surgery centers, medical offices, nursing homes and other medical facilities.

Hygienically Clean Healthcare certification acknowledges laundries’ effectiveness in protecting healthcare operations by verifying quality control procedures in linen, uniform and facility services operations related to the handling of textiles containing blood and other potentially infectious materials.

Certified laundries use processes, chemicals and BMPs acknowledged by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation, American National Standards Institute and others. Introduced by TRSA in 2012, Hygienically Clean Healthcare brought to North America the international cleanliness standards for Hygienically Clean healthcare linens and garments used worldwide by the Certification Association for Professional Textile Services and the European Committee for Standardization

Objective experts in epidemiology, infection control, nursing and other healthcare professions work with Hygienically Clean launderers to ensure the certification continues to enforce the highest standards for producing clean healthcare textiles.

“Congratulations to Medico Professional Linen Service on their certification,” said Joseph Ricci, TRSA president and CEO. “This achievement proves their commitment to infection prevention and that their laundries take every step possible to prevent human illness.”

Hygienically Clean reflects the evolution of healthcare laundry certification in light of growing global concerns about infection control, documenting practices that ensure elimination of potentially harmful microbial content while adding quantifiable verification of continuous improvement in overall cleanliness.

Posted September 6, 2019

Source: TRSA

Teijin Holdings USA President Jane Thomas Named To U.S. Department Of Commerce Investment Advisory Council

TOKYO — September 5, 2019 — Teijin Ltd. announced today that Jane Thomas, Teijin Group’s chief representative in the Americas and president of Teijin Holdings USA Inc., was named as a new member of the U.S. Investment Advisory Council (IAC) and will serve a two-year term.

Thomas will complement the 24 other business professionals on the council, bringing her many years of private sector experience and perspective to the organization. Her experience overseeing the Teijin Group’s operations as well as supporting the group’s new foreign direct investments (FDIs) in the United States will enable her to give valuable advice to Secretary Wilbur Ross. Through her participation to the council, Teijin looks forward to further contributing to the U.S. economy, helping to grow the manufacturing base, creating new jobs, and strengthening the U.S.-Japan trade relationship.

In recent years, the Teijin Group has sparked a positive cycle of FDIs in the country. In June 2018, Teijin Carbon Fibers Inc., the Teijin Group’s carbon fiber business company in the United States, broke ground in Greenwood, S.C. This $600 million greenfield investment will create 220 new full-time jobs when the facility becomes operational. With the acquisitions of Renegade Materials Corp. this year and Continental Structural Plastics in 2017, the Teijin Group continues to increase its manufacturing capacity in the United States and will provide highly sought-after strategic materials to the U.S. automotive and aerospace industries.

The IAC is comprised of business and economic development leaders representing various industries, companies and associations, as well as regional, state and local economic development organizations. Members are responsible for advising the U.S. Secretary of Commerce on the development and implementation of strategies and programs to attract and retain foreign direct investment in the United States.

Posted September 6, 2019

Source: Teijin Group

DiloGroup On Display At Techtextil India

EBERBACH, Germany — August 28, 2019 — DiloGroup — consisting of DiloSpinnbau, DiloTemafa, DiloMachines and DiloSystems — offers production machinery for complete processes to make needled staple fiber nonwovens, from fiber preparation, to carding, crosslapping or aerodynamic webforming, needlepunching or other consolidation technologies for any fiber material. In its 117 year history, the company has always set new standards in regard to machine performance and efficiency. Innovative technologies like DI-LOUR, DI-LOOP and Hyperpunch have created new markets for the nonwovens industry and have contributed to continuous growth.

With its recent developments DILO is continuing this strategy of high-quality engineering and revolutionary innovative technology.
The H Alpha loom is a new variation of Hyperpunch technology. By reducing detrimental draft, increasing throughput speed and lowering costs, it is of interest for universal applications.

The surface quality of nonwovens is an important parameter and highly influenced by the needle pattern. The new needle pattern “8000X” can be considered a breakthrough for realizing very uniform stitch distributions over a wide range of line speed. The related “6000X” is suitable for Hyperpunch needle looms.

The Hypertex technology combines a grid of endless fibers and nonwoven fabric as a sandwich using the needlepunch process. An additional weaving process becomes unnecessary. The grid improves the tensile strength of products such as filters or roof sheets and will lower costs and production time.

In the field of textile additive manufacturing, the 3D-Lofter will offer further chances of fiber savings for needlefelts used in the automotive and other applications because topologically distributed fiber masses can be positioned in the felt where needed by so called “individual webforming spots”.

diloline 4.0 includes a wide variety of smart manufacturing actions in collaboration with Siemens which all aim at further simplifying operation, increasing transparency in web forming and consolidation thereby increasing efficiency. Production data are stored, documented and compared. An alarm monitor indicates irregular behavior. A production analysis documents the reasons for standstill times. This data can be used to avoid irregular behavior. Numerous information modules can be recalled via mobile apps and cloud data (mindSpheres). All these methods to control the machines and to generate production data will be helpful to further secure the complex functions within the production system independently of personnel and shift.

We are looking forward to meeting you at our booth No. C50 during Techtextil India, to giving you further information and answering your questions or discussing future projects.

Posted September 6, 2019

Source: DiloGroup

Wrangler® Unveils New Global Advertising Campaign, WEAR WITH ABANDON™,Capturing The Cowboy Spirit

GREENSBORO, N.C. — September 6, 2019 — Wrangler® today announced the launch of its new global advertising campaign, WEAR WITH ABANDON™. The campaign captures the adventurous optimism of the cowboy spirit, exemplifying the opportunities that arise when people take risks and choose to live with courage. The campaign launches with TV spots on U.S. broadcast and cable stations on Saturday, September 7.“The introduction of our first-ever global advertising campaign is a significant milestone for our Wranglerbrand,” said Tom Waldron, global brand president at Wrangler.

The Wear With Abandon campaign demonstrates the emotional reasons that rock stars, riders, and everyday heroes around the world have identified with this iconic brand for more than 70 years, and marks the innovative rebirth of the cowboy spirit coming to life. Today’s announcement is the beginning of an exciting new platform that will help us reach millions of consumers around the world. The Wear With Abandon campaign will be featured in U.S. print, digital, radio and broadcast channels and will be introduced in other regions of the world in the coming months. The campaign features a series of videos and still images with an inclusive range of cast members, from the iconic cowboy to bold women and adventurous young adults. Shot by American filmmaker and screenwriter Michael Lawrence, it captures the raw, honest emotions and experiences of the moment before that can define a lifetime — the second when an individual decides to jump in, or head home.

“We’re excited to build on our rich heritage of authenticity as we launch our new global advertising platform,” said Jenni Broyles, WranglerVice president, general manager North America. “As we adapt the campaign to local and regional markets around the world, we are also accelerating our focus on creating engaging, innovative experiences coupled with best-in-class apparel products for our consumers.” The Wear With Abandon campaign was developed with Mother New York, Wrangler’s global agency of record.

Posted September 6, 2019

Source: Wrangler®

ANDRITZ To Supply Three Needlepunch Lines To YANPAI, China

GRAZ, Austria — September 5, 2019 — International technology Group ANDRITZ has received an order from Zhejiang Yanpai Filtration Technology Co., Ltd. (YANPAI®), China, to supply three needlepunch lines to be installed at their site in Tiantai. Start-up of the lines, which will produce high-quality needlepunched filter felts, is planned from the fourth quarter of 2019 to the first quarter of 2020.

The proven Andritz needlepunch lines will enable Yanpai to obtain high output and also minimize the downtime required. This order illustrates the important position Andritz holds in the market with its aXcess equipment, which allows solutions to be customized to suit the producers’ needs perfectly.

Yanpai is one of the leading producers of nonwoven filters for dust and air treatment. Established in 1990, Yanpai was at the forefront in development of new industrial filtration fabrics. Yanpai is a leading company in the production of woven filter fabrics and one of the world’s major manufacturers of nonwoven needle felt products. The company mainly manufactures filter fabrics for solid/liquid separation.

Posted September 5, 2019

Source: ANDRITZ GROUP

Quality Control Made Easy: Real-Time Indication Of Quality Variations

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Running a spinning mill can be quite challenging, when it comes to quality control and quality assurance. The complexity of these tasks increases with the number of different yarns produced simultaneously. Controlling the quality during the various production processes is labor intensive and requires experienced staff. On the other hand, highest yarn qualities are crucial, to maintain the customer satisfaction and to avoid costly complaints. To manage these challenges, GRG Cotspin, India, utilized the unique features of Loepfe´s MillMaster TOP.

Monitoring system eases quality control at GRG Cotspin

GRG Cotspin, which was founded in 2013 in Dehli, is operating a spinning mill in Anjar in the Indian state of Gujarat. Some 750 employees produce carded and combed cotton and Tencel blend yarns with count range Ne 9-30. Main customer is Welspun, India, a share of their weaving yarns also get exported mainly to the Bangladesh market. GRG´s mission is to manufacture products comparable to international standards, to be customer-focused and globally competitive through better quality, latest technology, and continuous innovation. Therefore the new spinning mill has been equipped with state-of-the-art machinery. In the winding department there are 22 Schlafhorst AC6 Link winders with YarnMaster ZENIT+ yarn clearers from Loepfe. Due to the large portfolio of produced yarns, quality control is quite challenging, as Dilip Kulkarni, vice president at GRG Cotspin, explains: “It was very difficult after starting the unit working with different yarn counts and clearer settings as per their set standards.”  And Prosanta Sarkar, quality control manager, complements: “To find any changes in clearer settings made by mistake, is time consuming and requires a lengthy process after checking each and every winding machine.” Yarn, which has been produced with wrong clearer settings, can´t be segregated immediately to avoid major loss in quality that can lead to complaints.

Shift report
Shift report

MillMaster TOP offers new transparency

To overcome the above-mentioned challenges, the management of GRG Cotspin decided to utilize the features of Loepfe´s MillMaster TOP. The innovative quality monitoring system delivers online data from all connected yarn clearers in real-time. The system can be used to automatically generate reports, which indicate all changes to yarn clearer settings. Accidentally changed setting can be localized immediately and corrected, before costly errors in yarn quality can occur. A first indication for a change is already signalized in the room view. An icon on the respective machine or machine group calls the attention of the user. A click on the icon automatically opens the relevant shift book, which contains all changes to the settings together with a time stamp. The user can easily review, when the change has been made and how much yarn has been wound since the change. The shift book contains all changes, which have been done during the last four days. In addition, all yarn clearer settings are stored in the shift reports for later review. The graphical presentation of the yarn clearing results contains also an indication of changed clearing values and of differences between the actual settings and the presets for the production lot.

Changes in clearer setting can result as a fault by the personnel, but they can also originate from tests of new setting, which have been performed on a single machine. If the new settings are appropriate, they have to be transferred to all other machines, which are currently producing the same lot. MillMaster TOP makes this task, which has been time consuming in the past, very easy: With a few clicks the new settings are copied to all YarnMaster ZENIT+ yarn clearers – production can continue immediately, and rejections are minimized.

Room view
Room view

Many beneficial functions

Monitoring of all parameter changes in MillMaster TOP is one of the key functions for GRG Cotspin. With the help of the data filter, the quality control personnel are able to select data from previous shifts, day or a specific time. The reports help to analyze, how clearer settings affect the yarn quality and the winding production. “Overall, we benefit from the various functions of MillMaster TOP, which enable us, to better control and monitor our yarn clearer system”, summarized Kulkarni.

Functionality: MillMaster TOP

The MillMaster TOP online data management system monitors and analyses the quality data from Loepfe yarn clearers, and provides online data from connected yarn clearers in real-time. The modern software can visualize and analyze quality data from up to 7,200 spindles. The data management system has a comprehensive functionality. Data from all winders are recorded automatically. The room view gives an overview for all winding machines. Different colors and symbols indicate the performance of the different machines or yarn production lots. The performance criteria and thresholds can be set individually. A double-click on a machine or a production lot opens a dashboard view with detailed data. There the user can access all quality data in one view. Setting-up MillMaster TOP is very easy. All connected machines are recognized automatically, and afterwards all data is available immediately. With its modern client server architecture the system is the ideal solution for winding machines. The data is not only available on the server, but can also be displayed on various workstations simultaneously. MillMaster TOP can be individually customized with various options, which are installed automatically via Loepfe´s cloud service.

Source: Loepfe Brothers Ltd.

ideation 2019 Event Unleashes On-Demand Transformation For The New Customer-Centered Era

NEW YORK CITY — September 5, 2019 — Gerber Technology’s annual ideation conference has become the world’s most exciting hands-on tech experience in the fashion, apparel and textile industries. This year’s conference, to be held October 23-25, will unite customers and thought leaders together to act on key market trends and test drive the latest “on-demand” technologies. The event will feature the grand opening of Gerber’s Innovation Center, a showcase for end-to-end workflows and digital microfactory for personalized production within hours. In partnership with show sponsors Kornit Digital, Henderson Sewing, Amazon Web Services, A&E, Caldera  and Pointcarré, the new Innovation Center will showcase a digitally-connected workflow, harnessing the power of technology from consumer to design and all the way to print, cut and sew.

“Our customers and attendees will leave ideation 2019 with the motivation, knowledge and tools they need to go back to their businesses and transform the way they create, empowered by what is Now Trending,” said Ketty Pillet, Gerber Technology’s vice president of marketing. “This year’s ideation will be a learning showcase like no other for the digital supply chain. Panelists, experts, and over 30 breakout sessions will focus on how to succeed with technology in the face of a rapidly changing consumer landscape. With increasing demand for customization, as well as sustainable operations, rising costs and economic uncertainty, it’s really the perfect time for both brand leaders and manufacturers in the industry to come together. Every year customers’ ROI from attending ideation keeps growing exponentially.”

For 2019, Gerber is taking the conference to the fashion and design capital of the world, New York City, and is anticipating several hundred attendees at the Marriott Marquis on Broadway in Times Square. This year’s ideation conference will also include the addition of an invitation-only Executive Forum to help accelerate transformation in the industry through senior-level engagement and idea sharing.

“We are excited to engage with industry leaders in a whole new way this year,” said Karsten Newbury, chief strategy and digital officer at Gerber Technology. “Our focus is on empowering executives to digitize their businesses now in order to transform the way they create value for their customers. This includes a new look at business models in addition to advancing technology capabilities in areas such as 3D, PLM, Industry 4.0, IoT, and digital printing. We are as committed as ever to our role as a trusted guide in helping our customers to reach their optimum level of success. ideation 2019 will be truly transformative: what was once just theory will now be happening in front of your eyes with practical and efficient workflows.”

Consumers are creating a seismic shift in nearly every industry. Passive, second-hand technologies in which companies dictate the user experience don’t work in an on-demand world where consumers are shaping and creating their own experiences in every corner of their lives. Customers need to be in the center of the story informing the industry of what they want, when they want it, and how they want it delivered. Efficient product delivery and sustainability are expected, not optional. This confluence of technology and consumer need is forcing brands, retailers, and manufacturers to find ways to transform their entire supply chain from development to production, sales, and delivery processes.

Keynote speaker and fashion industry disruptor Jenny Fleiss will kick off the event, speaking about consumer shifts and real-world experience with digital business models. Fleiss is a co-founder of Rent the Runway, a wildly successful, eleven-million-user strong startup that pioneered a new and dynamic ownership of fashion, enabling consumers to rent designer clothing. Rent the Runway is one of only 20 female-led “unicorn” companies in the United States to achieve a $1 billion valuation.

In addition to the Executive Forum, the “on-demand” and microfactory sessions covering both mass production and on-demand customization, 2019’s ideation conference will include sessions on:

  • Digital Printing Workflows:Including positioning and grading artwork in pattern development, graphic design adjustments in 3D and a print file prep for RIP software.
  • Solving the Fit Dilemma with 3D:Increasing consumer loyalty and decreasing returns by validating fit and creating production-ready 3D simulations.
  • PLM Making Digitalization a Reality: Centralizing data from sketch to tech pack through compliance, sourcing, and adjusting to customer demands.
  • Cost Optimization with Production Planning:Using technology to improve fabric utilization and inventory allocation in mass production workflows.

Conference registration, agenda and further details can be found on the Gerber Technology ideation website. 

Posted September 5, 2019

Source: Gerber Technology

Revolutionary New Tufting Technology To Be Unveiled At FloorTek 2019

DALTON, Ga. — September 5, 2019 — This year at FloorTek, exhibitor Card Monroe Corp. (CMC) will be unveiling its revolutionary new tufting technology, the Tailored Loop Machine. This new machine allows for direct single-loop control, effectively providing designers with near-limitless possibilities when creating soft-surface floorcovering.

The Tailored Loop Machine employs Individual Looper Control (ILC), which grants the user “perfect command of each individual stitch…for the first time in the history of tufting.” Alongside the Tailored Loop, CMC will also be displaying its Smart Tech Shifter and Infinity Integrated Motor Drive (IMD).

The Smart Tech Shifter is sold with new tufting machine purchases, and is “breaking the boundaries of what was previously possible in shifting needle-bar patterns.” The Infinity IMD system is an updated reinvention of CMC’s previous Infinity Pattern Attachment.

To learn more about the CMC technology changing the landscape of the tufting industry, visit the company in Booth 231 at FloorTek Sept 10-12, 2019, at the Dalton Convention Center.

For more information about FloorTek exhibitors please visit floor-tek.com or contact Stephanie Manis at 706-278-4101

Posted September 5, 2019

Source: American Floorcovering Alliance

SDL Atlas Launches Redesigned Vortex M6

ROCK HILL, S.C. — September 5, 2019 — SDL Atlas, has released the next generation of its popular Vortex M6, which is the only laboratory grade instrument specifically designed to address the most recent revisions of LP1-2018 (Table I, IIC, IID, IIIA and IIIB) and M6 Monograph requirements developed by AATCC.

The instrument is now equipped with a full color touch screen controller that offers English and Chinese languages. Both the M6 Monograph and the LP1 washes are preprogrammed. Custom programs can be created and saved for later use including wash cycles of up to 80 hours. A large lamp above the touch screen lets the lab technician know the status of the instrument at a glance from across the room.

Additionally, the Vortex can now resume a cycle from a power outage without operator intervention (setting to be chosen by user).

The Vortex M6 is now paired with RemoteAccess. This innovative smartphone application lets operators track the real-time testing progress of instruments anytime and anywhere. End of test notifications can be sent to minimize downtime. RemoteAccess is available for download on iOS and Android devices at no charge.

Committed to providing customers confidence in standard based testing, SDL Atlas has offices and experts in the United States, United Kingdom, Hong Kong and China, plus agents serving over 100 countries, SDL Atlas is ready to support its customers with instruments, test materials, and services anywhere in the world.

Posted September 5, 2019

Source: SDL Atlas

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